Because of the IP effect of the first film, the expectations of Apostle 2 were high before it was released. After all, compared with the large-scale adjustment of Chasing the Dragon 2, The Apostle 2, which retains the original cast, is more popular with the old audience, because for Hong Kong films, the audience's complex is not seeking novelty and change, but prefers the continuation of the strong Hong Kong flavor.
Earlier, Louis Koo teamed up with Andy Lau's another film "Anti-Drug 2", which grossed 65.438+0.29 billion after 39 days of release, and is now about to go offline. Whether the Apostle 2 can surpass the Anti-Drug 2 has become the biggest suspense, because this summer, a Nezha suddenly appeared in the mainland film market, which was released for 654.38+08 days.
Although the mainland film market has been monopolized by Nezha at present, the "Apostles 2" has been able to rise steadily under its suppression, and the producers have also turned their attention to the Asian market. On August 1 1, Louis Koo, the star of Apostle 2, publicly apologized in the Weibo, saying that he did not attend the Malaysian premiere of the film due to illness, which made ancient fans feel sorry. At the same time, Louis Koo also hopes that everyone can walk into the cinema to support themselves and meet their fans as soon as they recover.
Generally speaking, Acts 2 has made great breakthroughs in plot, scene and special effects than the first one. It not only inherits the deep brotherhood of Hong Kong-made films, but also stings people with the interpretation of love and cannibalism. It also strongly introduced the scene of the Spanish Bull Run Festival, which excited the audience. In addition, in the inherent gun battle, the traditional pistol confrontation was broken, and the Grenade played the role of a missile. These changes make the audience shine.
This year, Louis Koo is very busy. As the president of the Hong Kong Artists Association, he brought anti-corruption storm 4, dragon chase 2, anti-drug 2 and apostle 2 in eight months, which made the audience addicted to Hong Kong films. By the time this article was published, the box office of these four films starring Louis Koo had reached 28.65438+.
According to the statistics of Cat's Eye Platform, a * * * has shot 158 film and television works since Louis Koo debuted. In addition to TV series such as "The Condor Heroes" and "Searching for Qin", there are about 150 film works, including Twelve Dirts which may be released next year. It is said that the film was directed by Jing Wong and gathered in Chow Yun Fat, Louis Koo and Andy Lau.
This year, Bo Huang, Jason Wu and Shen Teng successively became 654.38+0 billion box office directors, and then Deng Chao successfully advanced with Looking Up. Roughly calculated, the box office of Louis Koo 150 movies, which are publicly displayed, adds up to about 8.8 billion. With his desperate spirit now, I believe it is not far from the10 billion box office.